The Business
Making It in Mid Life; Insuring Stars
After a lifetime as a character actor, Bill Nighy finally got his breakout role as the squid-faced Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels. We talk to the biggest star you wouldn't recognize. Plus, your lead actor has a drinking problem? An appendix the size of a cheese Danish? Fear not. Cast insurance is here.
By Claude Brodesser-Akner • • 1 min readAfter a lifetime as a character actor, Bill Nighy finally got his breakout role as the squid-faced Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels. We talk to the biggest star you wouldn't recognize. Plus, your lead actor has a drinking problem? An appendix the size of a cheese Danish? Fear not. Cast insurance is here. We speak with Nighy, Alan Arkin and others.
